Volume 4: Chapter 12: (Patreon)

Volume 4: Chapter 12:

"Today, I will teach you the weakness elemental magic has," Shire stated.

"Everyone understands the most common elements are fire-water-earth-lightning-wind-light-darkness."

"Mmhmm," The class nodded.

Shire continued, "The concept of one element being the strongest cannot be applied. Each element is weak against another. For instance, wind magic is weak to fire as wind magic would increase the output of fire magic. While fire magic is weak against water as water quenches it."

As Shire explained this to everyone, he displayed it in his hand. Wind magic was blasted into the fire, causing the fire to burn brighter. And then water quenching the fire.

Keith nodded to this. This was a principle he was taught when he was a child.

"Today's class will be testing your defensive capabilities. We will have you split into different groups based on what you wrote as your main attribute."

"What did you write as your main attribute, Keith?" Carolyn nudged him on the back,

"I wrote earth magic."

"Eh? Shouldn't it be lightning?" Carolyn questioned. Keith was great at using lightning magic.

"I am. But I don't need to focus on that," Keith's lightning and wind magic aptitude were high. There was no need for the professors to teach him. He wanted to focus on the others.

"Oh," Carolyn sighed.

"Why do you sound so unhappy?"

"Because I wanted to fire magic at you,"

"..." Keith moved a few centimeters away from her. This woman is deadly.

"Alright. Students who use fire magic will get up first. And students with wind magic will fire basic spells at them." Shire instructed. Carolyn got up. Her main element was fire.

Gabriel got up as well for wind.

"Wind spear!" Gabriel and the other mages fired wind magic at Carolyn and the others.

"Fire shield!" A flame shield appeared in front of them. When the wind spears made contact with the barrier, it absorbed the wind magic, causing the flames to burn brighter.

"Alright! Good job! Let's keep going!" Shire clapped his hands. Like that, another group of students got up. As this kept going,

"This is boring!" Everyone turned their head to Herrick. He was the one who said it. Shire frowned,

"Do you have something to say about my methods, student Herrick?"

"Yes. This class is boring. We should be learning how to fight. Not doing something like this!"

"Do you think you can fight when you don't understand the fundamentals of magic?" Shire questioned.

"No, all I know is that the weak will be preyed on by the strong!"

"I agree. We should be fighting!" Melor added as well. He wasn't the type to sit back.

"Then you two can go ahead and leave," Shire wouldn't let anyone tell him how to run his class. Herrick and Melor smiled as they got up.

And those two weren't alone. The dwarves and the beastmen got up.

"Since our prince isn't staying, I'll leave with him!"

"Same!"

The beastmen and dwarves walked out of the classroom without a thought. Like that, half of the class had walked out! But Shire could care less about this,

"Those with water magic, come up and switch in! The fire mages will be firing at them this time!" Like that, they continued, but when it came for the turn of earth and water magic,

There are not enough earth mages. There was an unequal number of students. Keith scratched his head. What should we do about this?

"Keith, you will make earth pillars for the missing students," Shire stated.

"Understood!" Keith nodded. Like that, multiple earth pillars formed from the ground. The water mages fired their magic at it, and the earth absorbed it.

"Next up is the lightning mages," Shire stated as he turned to Keith, "I will leave it up to you,"

"Understood," Keith nodded as he cast more earth spears. There was a row of earth magic in front of the students.

Without a second later, the earth spears fired, piercing the lightning shield. But when that happened,

"Kya!" A student cried as she quickly ducked down from the earth spear.

"Are you alright?!" Keith quickly walked over to the student.

"I'm fine," The student nodded her head. The earth spear flew over her head.

"Phew,"

"That's the other effect. If you add enough mana, the magic will pierce through even with the weakness." Shire stated.

"Make sure to hold your magic back. It's practice and understand."

"Understood." Keith nodded. Like that, Keith and the rest continued on with the practice.